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Italy service sector contracts for first time in 16 months, survey shows
ROME, April 7 (Reuters) - Italy's service sector contracted in March for the first time in 16 months, a business survey showed on Tuesday, as domestic and foreign demand declined and costs surged in c...
Apr 07, 2026
Kenya private sector activity shrinks for first time since August 2025
NAIROBI, April 7 (Reuters) - Kenya's private sector activity contracted in March for the first time since August, partly due to the war in the Middle East, with only the wholesale and retail sectors e...
Apr 07, 2026
Banks, media stocks lift European shares, markets brace for Trump's Iran deadline
By Ragini Mathur April 7 (Reuters) - European shares rose on Tuesday, led by media and banking stocks, though a looming deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz kept investors on edge. The STO...
Apr 07, 2026
South Africa private sector returns to growth but Iran war clouds outlook, PMI shows
JOHANNESBURG, April 7 (Reuters) - South Africa's private sector returned to growth in March as faster output and hiring outweighed a slump in export orders and business confidence linked to the U.S.-I...
Apr 07, 2026
Ford recalls over 420,000 vehicles in US over windshield wiper failure
April 7 (Reuters) - Ford Motor is recalling 422,613 vehicles in the U.S. over a failure of the windshield wiper, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Tuesday. Here are some ...
Apr 07, 2026
Analysis-Soaring costs, fuel shortage fears drive Pakistan to electric motorbikes
By Ariba Shahid and Sudarshan Varadhan ISLAMABAD/SINGAPORE, April 7 (Reuters) - Days after Iran effectively blocked shipping through the Strait of Hormuz following the start of U.S. and Israeli attack...
Apr 07, 2026
Ackman's Pershing Square proposes $64 billion merger deal with Universal Music Group
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss, Dawn Chmielewski and Mateusz Rabiega April 7 (Reuters) - Billionaire investor Bill Ackman's Pershing Square proposed a takeover of Universal Music Group on Tuesday in a $64 bil...
Apr 07, 2026
BOJ to raise rates by July on mounting price pressure, ex-board member says
By Leika Kihara and Takahiko Wada TOKYO, April 7 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan will likely raise interest rates by July, as soaring oil costs from the Middle East war increase the risk it will fall be...
Apr 07, 2026
Inflation scars risk quickly lifting expectations; ECB must be ready to act: policymaker
By Balazs Koranyi SOFIA, April 7 (Reuters) - Euro zone inflation expectations are at risk of rising more quickly than in the past and the European Central Bank must be ready to raise interest rates sw...
Apr 07, 2026
Morning Bid: A breakthrough deal or a crude awakening?
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee: Markets are holding their collective breath as optimism over a possible deal to open the Strait of Hormuz clashes with the g...
Apr 07, 2026
